Dearest Goddaughter (LTR-42) - Fullness of Life

Dearest Goddaughter,

Which are we? The path, the rocky ground, or the thorns? The more important question is, what do we need to do to become the rich soil to receive the word of God that He sows in our hearts?

God will always speak to us. He will always sow his word into our hearts. Jesus will always be standing at the door of our heart and knock, waiting for us to open up and let him in. The Holy Spirit is always dwelling in our hearts, waiting for us to activate the graces of the sacraments that we have received.

So, it is up to us to till the soil of our hearts to receive the word that God sows. If our hearts are shallow and rocky, then we must go deeper in our prayer and spiritual life. If our hearts are filled with distractions and anxieties, then let us remove those thorns by learning to lean on God and trust in Him. Let us be on alert for Satan and his minions who "prowl about the world seeking the ruin of [our] souls."

We are temples of the Holy Spirit; let us act like one. Jesus offers us his friendship, let us accept it with an open heart. We are beloved sons and daughters of our Father in heaven, let us go to Him and be filled with His love and mercy.

Love,

Bỏ Phúc

P.S. These are the readings for the day: 2 Sm 7:4-17 and Mk 4:1-20 (below).

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On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea.

A very large crowd gathered around him

so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down.

And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.

And he taught them at length in parables,

and in the course of his instruction he said to them,

"Hear this! A sower went out to sow.

And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,

and the birds came and ate it up.

Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil.

It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots.

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it

and it produced no grain.

And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit.

It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

He added, "Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear."

And when he was alone,

those present along with the Twelve

questioned him about the parables.

He answered them,

"The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you.

But to those outside everything comes in parables, so that

they may look and see but not perceive,

and hear and listen but not understand,

in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven."

Jesus said to them, "Do you not understand this parable?

Then how will you understand any of the parables?

The sower sows the word.

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown.

As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once

and takes away the word sown in them.

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who,

when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy.

But they have no roots; they last only for a time.

Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,

they quickly fall away.

Those sown among thorns are another sort.

They are the people who hear the word,

but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches,

and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word,

and it bears no fruit.

But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it

and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."